Evolving: Becoming a Printable Digital-only Journal from January 2022

Abstract

After almost 5 years of publishing (from February 2017) of the Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (JDTOMP) in both forms (print and digital), we are happy to announce the paradigm shift in the life of our beloved publication. The Editorial Board made the decision to move the Journal to a digital-only publication format from January 2022. In recent years, many prestigious international peer-reviewed journals with a long history of publishing and a strong Impact Factor already made or are ferociously making such transition to digital-only format (Table 1).1–4

December’s 2023 Full Issue PDF

“…Since 2016, the Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (JDTOMP) has undergone a number of transformations [2][3][4] and continues to respond to a number of challenges. [5][6][7] As our editorial and publishing team undergoes state registration/reregistration of the JDTOMP for the fourth time in connection with the adoption of the Law of Ukraine "On Media, " we would like to highlight this still unpublished history of our publication, which is already in its eighth year of existence.…”

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“…During its evolution, the Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology has heavily invested in new digital scientific technological solutions [4]. A notable transition to a printable digital journal was a sound confirmation of the journal's online comprehensive strategy [5].…”

Similar Evolutionary Steps: Journal of American College of Surgeons and Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

“…1 We recognize five different forms of journal's evolution/transition: (1) language transition (from native to English), 5,6 (2) title transition (from longer to shorter one, changing journal's scope, etc. ), (3) publisher transition, (4) publishing format transition (from print-and-online to digital-only), 7,8 (5) transition from subscription to open access model, etc.…”

“…Multiple journals and publishers are on that wave. Among them, some journals with a long history of print issues publishing (before transition to digital-only format) like JACS (117 years) and ANZ Journal of Surgery (90 years), 8 others -with a shorter hisrtory like Global Spine Journal (9 years) 7 or JDTOMP (5 years).…”